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Stipe Miocic sends challenge to Daniel Cormier: ‘let’s settle this’
UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has stated that he plans on walking away from the sport when he turns 40 years old on Mar. 20. Former champion Stipe Miocic doesn’t want to see “DC” retire as the heavyweight champion and called his shot on Twitter earlier this morning. .@dc_mma March 20 is coming up quick. […]
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Daniel Cormier gives beautiful answer when asked what he’ll miss most about fighting
Speaking on the on the Jim Rome Podcast this week, UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was asked what he’ll miss most about fighting when he retires — whether that’s in March as originally planned, or a little later. His answer was incredible. “The walk, the tunnel. It is just fantastic,” Daniel Cormier said (transcript via MMA […]
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Bruce Buffer suggests Daniel Cormier should retire in favor of a trilogy bout with Jon Jones
UFC announcer Bruce Buffer doesn’t think a trilogy fight between bitter rivals Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier “should happen”. The long time voice of the octagon, Buffer, shared his thoughts on the matter during a recent interview with Express Sport. “I don’t think it should happen unless they want it to happen,” Buffer said at […]
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Daniel Cormier answers the question of where he thinks Jon Jones would be without PED’s
UFC champions Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones have arguably the biggest rivalry in the history of mixed martial arts. Despite a clear dislike for “Bones” as a person, current UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has nothing but respect for his talents as a fighter. Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier have met twice in the past, […]
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Heavy Lies The Crown: Jon Jones Edition
In this week’s “Heavy Lies the Crown” feature, BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor takes a look at the dangerous challenges awaiting current UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones. Jon Jones reclaimed the UFC light heavyweight title last weekend in Los Angeles by defeating Alexander Gustafsson via third-round knockout. The promotions 205-pound title had recently been vacated by […]
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Brock Lesnar still owes the NSAC a quarter million dollars for failed UFC 200 drug test
Former UFC heavyweight title holder Brock Lesnar is expected to make his octagon return this year against reigning division champion Daniel Cormier. However, before Brock can square off with “DC” he will have to pay the $250,000 fine he still owes the Nevada State Athletic Commission from his failed drug test at UFC 200. According […]
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Daniel Cormier picks up restaurant bill for woman battling stage four cancer
Current UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (22-1 MMA) has long been considered one of the “good guys” in the sport of mixed martial arts. Although he is known for busting heads inside of the octagon, “DC” is one of the kindest human beings outside of the cage. So it came as little surprise when TMZ […]
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Jon Jones labeled as betting favorite over Daniel Cormier, Brock Lesnar and Stipe Miocic
If reigning UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and reigning UFC heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier fight for a third time, the former will enter the cage as a significant betting favorite. The online sportsbook Bovada has updated the odds for this potential trilogy fight after Jones’ UFC 232 defeat of Alexander Gustafsson, and Jones has been […]
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Coach believes Dana White will persuade Daniel Cormier to delay retirement plans
UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has long planned to retire in March of 2019, when he turns 40. From the sounds of it, however, the champ might just delay his retirement plans as fights Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar, and Stipe Miocic all loom on the horizon. UFC President Dana White recently said that he’d like […]
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Jon Jones not happy he’s ranked behind Daniel Cormier on pound-for-pound list
Earlier this week, the UFC updated its official rankings. In this latest edition of the rankings, new UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is still ranked behind his rival Daniel — a man he’s beaten before — on the pound-for-pound list. Jon Jones is not pleased about this. The new light heavyweight champ shared his ranking […]
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UFC rankings update: Jon Jones still ranked behind Daniel Cormier on p4p list
The UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of last Saturday’s UFC 232 card, and as expected, there have been some major changes. After defeating Alexander Gustafsson in the UFC 232 main event, Jon Jones is once again perched atop the light heavyweight rankings, though he still sits behind Daniel Cormier — a man […]
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Daniel Cormier updates on status of Brock Lesnar fight
When Daniel Cormier captured the UFC heavyweight title with a July knockout of Stipe Miocic, the expectation was that he would battle former champ Brock Lesnar in a heavyweight title super fight sometime toward the end of the year. Unfortunately for Daniel Cormier, this fight still hasn’t happened, and from the sounds of it, he’s […]
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Daniel Cormier explains what it will take for him to agree to light heavyweight rematch with Jon Jones
On Saturday night, in the main event of the stacked UFC 232 card, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones made his anticipated return to the Octagon, where he rematched the toughest adversary of his career so far in Sweden’s Alexander Gustafsson. Though Gustafsson put forth a good fight, Jon Jones once again came out […]
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Daniel Cormier reacts to Jon Jones victory at UFC 232
On Saturday night, in the main event of the stacked UFC 232 card, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones made his anticipated return to the Octagon, where he rematched the toughest challenger of his career in Sweden’s Alexander Gustafsson. Though Gustafsson put up a valiant effort, Jon Jones once again came out on top, […]
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Jon Jones explains why heavyweight rematch with Daniel Cormier won’t be happening
As Jon Jones gears up for his UFC 232 rematch with Alexander Gustafsson, many fans are wondering if we might see him rematch his arch rival Daniel Cormier in the New Year — perhaps even for the heavyweight belt. Apparently, however, any potential Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier rematch will not occur in the heavyweight […]
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Daniel Cormier relinquishes light heavyweight title to avoid being stripped, says ‘They can have it’
At UFC 232 this Saturday night, the light heavyweight title will be fought over between the likes of the returning pair of rivals, Jon ‘Bones’ Jones and Alexander ‘The Mauler’ Gustafsson. Since the fight’s announcement, it was always going to be fought over the light heavyweight title that belonged to the champion Daniel Cormier. He […]
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Daniel Cormier says recent situation with Jon Jones is ‘craziest sh*t I’ve ever seen’
A heated and longtime rival of Jon Jones’, Daniel Cormier has already reacted to the news of Jones’ UFC 232 moving ‘atypical finding’ in a recent drug test. But as more is discussed and others share their takes, it only gets crazier and crazier to the double champ. In the main event of UFC 232, […]
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Stipe Miocic sends reminder to Daniel Cormier after Jon Jones news
Last night, we learned that trace amounts of turinabol had been detected in Jon Jones’ body, and that the Nevada State Athletic Commission refused to license him for his UFC 232 fight with Alexander Gustafsson as a result. The UFC then moved the entire UFC 232 card to LA, as the California State Athletic Commission […]
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Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier have heated exchange on social media
Earlier tonight it was revealed that former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones had been flagged by USADA for trace amounts of turinabol, the same substance “Bones” had popped for following his UFC 214 fight with Daniel Cormier. Due to Jones test, the Nevada State Athletic Commission would not sanction the former champion to compete […]
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Daniel Cormier reacts to news of ‘atypical finding’ on Jon Jones drug test
A recent Jon Jones drug test has detected trace amounts of turinabol, the same drug he tested positive for after his UFC 214 title fight with Daniel Cormier. This chaotic turn of events has caused the UFC to move the upcoming UFC 232 card, where Jon Jones was expected to rematch Alexander Gustafsson, from Las […]
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5 super fights the UFC could make in 2019
2018 was a big year for the UFC, but with stars like Conor McGregor, Jon Jones and Cain Velasquez all ready to return to active competition, and champions like Max Holloway and Khabib Nurmagomedov becoming ever more popular, 2019 could be even bigger. In fact, the UFC is in a position to book some pretty […]
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Jon Jones believes Daniel Cormier will turn down his recent challenge
After keeping his mouth shut through throughout his recent United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) suspension, former UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones says he will no longer be allowing negative comments to go unchallenged — particularly from his arch rival Daniel Cormier. “The only reason I brought up the name of Daniel Cormier is that […]
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Jon Jones has an interesting offer for bitter rival Daniel Cormier
Former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones will rematch Alexander Gustafsson in the headliner of next weekend’s highly anticipated UFC 232 event in Las Vegas. Jon Jones and “The Mauler” first met at UFC 165 in September of 2013 and produced arguably the greatest fight in the history of the light heavyweight division. Jones ultimately […]
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Daniel Cormier makes ESPN’s ‘Dominant 20’ athletes list for 2018
To say that it’s been a pretty good year for Daniel Cormier would be quite an understatement. With the fighter of the year award pretty much locked up as there is only a matter of days left in 2018, ESPN has recognized ‘DC’ as one of the top 20 most dominant athletes of the past year. https://www.instagram.com/p/BrQRv1-lObn/ […]
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Jon Jones roasts Daniel Cormier on social media
Former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones will make his highly anticipated octagon return at January’s UFC 232 event in Las Vegas. “Bones” is scheduled to rematch former division title challenger Alexander Gustafsson at the December 29 event. Jon Jones and “The Mauler” first met at UFC 165 in September of 2013 and produced arguably […]
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Daniel Cormier: Stipe Miocic would fare even worse against ‘better’ Cain Velasquez
Back in July, in the main event of UFC 226, Daniel Cormier claimed the UFC heavyweight title with a first-round knockout of dominant champion Stipe Miocic. Since then, Miocic has been adamant that his previous accomplishments should earn him an immediate rematch with Cormier. Miocic continued on his mission to goad Cormier into a rematch […]
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Paul Heyman doesn’t see anything preventing Brock Lesnar from taking fight with Daniel Cormier
UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has already successfully defended his heavyweight title in which he earned in July with a stunning first-round knockout victory over the defending king, Stipe Miocic. It seemed clear after that fight that Cormier’s first heavyweight title defense would come against another former heavyweight champion in the WWE […]
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Dana White wants Daniel Cormier to delay retirement plans for three more fights
Daniel Cormier, who currently owns the UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight titles, has been planning to retire in March of 2019 for some time. UFC President Dana White, however, isn’t sure that’s the way things will shake out. “I don’t know [if Cormier’s last fight will be next year],” White told TMZ Sports recently (transcript via MMA […]